Fred Kendall Notable

b. January 31, 1949 · San Diego Padres 1969–1976, 1979–1980, Cleveland Indians 1977, Boston Red Sox 1978

Fred Kendall played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the San Diego Padres in 1969 and closing with the San Diego Padres in 1980.

Across 877 games he batted .234, with 603 hits and 170 runs. He finished with 31 home runs, 86 doubles and 5 stolen bases.

He played 795 games behind the plate, with 3,733 putouts and 54 errors. He turned 51 double plays.

He was born in Torrance, CA, USA on January 31, 1949. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1969	SDP	10	26	2	4	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	.154
1970	SDP	4	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000
1971	SDP	49	111	2	19	1	0	1	7	7	16	1	.171
1972	SDP	91	273	18	59	3	4	6	18	11	42	0	.216
1973	SDP	145	507	39	143	22	3	10	59	30	35	3	.282
1974	SDP	141	424	32	98	15	2	8	45	49	33	0	.231
1975	SDP	103	286	16	57	12	1	0	24	26	28	0	.199
1976	SDP	146	456	30	112	17	0	2	39	36	42	1	.246
1977	CLE	103	317	18	79	13	1	3	39	16	27	0	.249
1978	BOS	20	41	3	8	1	0	0	4	1	2	0	.195
1979	SDP	46	102	8	17	2	0	1	6	11	7	0	.167
1980	SDP	19	24	2	7	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	.292
Career	—	877	2576	170	603	86	11	31	244	189	240	5	.234

On this day & linked events

1949

Born January 31, 1949

Torrance, CA, USA

1969

Major-league debut: Fred Kendall

Fred Kendall made a major-league debut on September 8, 1969.

1980

Final major-league game: Fred Kendall

Fred Kendall played a final major-league game on August 10, 1980.

Image: Boston Red Sox, public domain